Swahili
wapitaji
wah-pee-TAH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliwapitajiwah-pee-TAH-jeesoon
Englishpassersbysoon
Frenchpassantssoon
Meaning
People who pass by or go past a place, passersby.
Good to know
plural of mpitaji (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Wapitaji walisimama kutazama ajali.Passersby stopped to look at the accident.
- Je, wapitaji waliona nini?What did the passersby see?
- Hawa si wapitaji, ni wakazi wa hapa.These are not passersby, they are residents here.
- Wapitaji watapita njia hii kesho pia.Passersby will use this road tomorrow too.
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